“Nothing reduces the odds against you like ignoring them.” Robert Brault Spring 1976 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: When Dick Vermeil was hired as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, he inherited a team with nine straight losing seasons. Desperate for...
“A man is not old until his regrets take the place of dreams.” John Barrymore 1927 – Harvard University – Cambridge, Massachusetts: Norman Vaughn read the headlines of the Boston newspaper, “Byrd to the South Pole.” Although the 22-year-old Harvard student was...
“Washington was not a brilliant strategist. He made serious mistakes. He learned from his experiences, and above all, he never forgot what was at stake and he never gave up.” David McCullough December 25, 1776 – Eastern...
“You can’t change the past. You can only change the path you are on.” Ramona Pierson April 1984 – El Toro, California: Ramona Pierson took her dog for a run after work. As they jogged across an intersection a drunk driver, who sped through the light, hit them. The dog...
“How it is, isn’t how it has to be – it is simply how it is right now. Your possibilities are as limitless as your dreams.” James Richardson 1985 – Pensacola, Florida: At midnight, 13-year-old Jimmy Wayne Barber sat alone in the bus...
“However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. My advice to other disabled people would be concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with....
